Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Melanesia, 1988

Melanesia
1988
Total fertility rate: 4.94
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Melanesia was 4.94 children per woman in 1988 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (234 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 183,402 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.94
Births
183,402
Births per 1,000 people
36.0
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.11
Boys per 100 girls at birth
107.4
Population
5,091,100
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-145.10.5%1,471
15-1983.78.5%21,497
20-24226.722.9%52,355
25-29234.323.7%46,587
30-34191.019.3%30,928
35-39147.514.9%19,753
40-4479.28.0%8,722
45-4921.32.1%1,990
50-541.30.1%101